Textured Notes for Paper Players 743

Well, Elizabeth has given us an interesting sketch for this week's challenge at The Paper Players!

Her only requirement is that we make a ONE LAYER CARD. 

So that means that all we have to work with is a folded card base and all stamping and inking is applied directly to that. One team member said that if it needs glue, it isn't one layer! That's a handy thing to remember when you're doing this challenge.

I've used masks to create  the illusion of layers. I masked off the edge of the card front with carefully placed painter's tape. Then I stamped the leaves from Notes of Texture in Mossy Meadow and added some splatter in Crushed Curry from Elements of Text.

Then I used a rectangle of card to mask off the stamping, leaving half centimetre gap between the painters tape and the rectangle. Then I sponged in some Old Olive starting at the corner and letting it bleed out in each direction. When you take away the rectangle of card, you're left with a solid line of colour that gives the illusion of a layer. 

Then I sponged in some Crushed Curry lightly around the stamping to give it some grounding.

I repeated this in the diagonally opposite corner but instead of foliage I used one of the greetings and I deliberately scaled this corner to be slightly smaller than the top one. 

Once all the sponging and stamping had been completed, I carefully (very carefully) removed the tape from the edges of the card front. Voila - all done!

I'm really interested to see how everyone goes about creating a one layer card - and remember that if you've used glue it probably isn't one layer!

You can see what the rest of the design team have done, and link up your entry, at The Paper Players page.

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

1. Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
5. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Don't forget to check out the great inspiration from the rest of the design team.

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile (on leave)

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier - You are here

Stef Perry

Eliz Stewart

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